(The following statement is issued by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya) GENEVA (17 December 2010) – “I am elated that President Barack Obama has...

Vienna, Austria, 14 December 2010 Mr. Chairperson, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) would like to thank the UN Office on...

GENEVA (13 December 2010) – The international Forum on Minority Issues opens its third annual session in Geneva from 14-15 December. This year’s discussion will focus on minorities and their effective...

GENEVA (13 December 2010) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, will conduct an official mission to the People’s Republic of China from 15 to 23 December 2010. This is...

GENEVA(13 December 2010) – Three UN independent experts* expressed concerns today over the crackdown on human rights defenders since Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize two months ago. “Since...

(Statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tomás OJEA QUINTANA, one month after the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi) GENEVA (13 December 2010) –...

UNITED NATIONS Press Release Monrovia , 13 December 2010 – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) presented today its confidential preliminary observations to the Government of...